Can an employeer fired you for not having your RN licensed,

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Can an employeer fired you for not having your RN licensed, only an LVN licensed which is the main reason to why you are fired but used the reason of not inputting the correct assessment reference d ate as their basis of firing you. (according to them it's misconduct) do I have a case to pursue?

Unfortunately, as an at-will employee you can be terminated at any time for any reason with or without prior notice (including not having an RN license).

This stems from the employment at-will doctrine, which is codified in California Labor Code Section 2922, and states:

"An employment, having no specified term, may be terminated at the will of either party on notice to the other. Employment for a specified term means an employment for a period greater than one month."

I wish I had better news to give you, but I hope you appreciate a direct and honest answer to your question.

That said, you would be eligible for unemployment benefits if you were actually terminated for not having an RN license rather thanthe misconduct alleged, and since it is the employer's burden to prove you were actually terminated for misconduct, and not through nofault of your own, you have nothing to lose by applying for benefits.

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